Écu d'Or - Louis XII

Features

Issuer	France
King	Louis XII (1498-1515)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1507
Value	1 Gold Ecu = 36 Sols and 3 Deniers (87⁄48 LT)
Currency	Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition	Gold (.963)
Weight	3.496 g
Diameter	26 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 8640
References	Dy royales# 655, Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales / Tome 1 : de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793) (2e édition). Maison Platt, Paris, France. And 1 more volumes. Fr# 325, Arthur L. Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg, Robert Friedberg; 2017. Gold Coins of the World : From Ancient Times to the Present (9^th edition). Coin & Currency Institute, Williston, Vermont, United States. LP# 598 Jean Lafaurie; 1951. Les monnaies des rois de France / I. Hugues Capet à Louis XII. Émile Bourgey; Monnaies et Médailles, Paris-Bâle. And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Crowned shield of France, supported by two porcupines; in the circular legend, punctuation by two superimposed rings. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: + LVDOVICVS : DEI : GRACIA : FRANCOR : REX

Reverse

Cross achée, flanked at 1 and 4 by an uncial L, at 2 and 3 by a porcupine; in the circular legend, punctuation by two superimposed rings. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: + XPS : VINCIT : XPS : REGNAT : XPS : IMPERAT

Mints

	Amiens, France
	Angers, France
	Bayonne, France (?-1837)
	Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
	Bourges, France
	Châlons-sur-Marne, modern-day Châlons-en-Champagne, France (1589-1593)
	Crémieu, France
	Dijon, France
	Grenoble, France
	La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
	Limoges, France (?-1837)
	Lyon, France (?-1858)
	Montélimar, France
	Montpellier, France
	Paris, France (600-1973)
	Poitiers, France
	Romans-sur-Isère, France (1192-1554)
	Rouen, France (?-1858)
	Saint-Lô, France (1275-1693)
	Saint-Pourçain, modern-day Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, France
	Toulouse, France (?-1837)
	Tours, France
	Troyes, France
	Villefranche, modern-day Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France
	Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France
A	Aix-en-Provence, France
T	Tarascon, France

Comments

This coin is usually called "écu d'or au porc-épic" (gold shield with porcupines), but it has two porcupines on the right and two porcupines on the reverse; from now on, we'll call it "écu d'or aux porcs-épics" (gold shield with porcupines). The porcupine shield was created on November 19, 1507 at the same weight, title and rate as the gold shields of Louis XII minted since the beginning of the reign; it was merely a stylistic change. The porcupine was the symbol of Louis XII, with the motto: "Cominus et eminus" ("from near and far"), as the porcupine was adorned with warrior virtues at the time, capable of defending itself not only from near but also from afar by hurling its spikes at its adversary. The motto was later changed to "qui s'y frotte, s'y pique" at the end of the 16th century, and later attributed to Louis XII. Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Cette monnaie est ordinairement appelée "écu d'or au porc-épic", or elle présente deux porcs-épics au droit et deux porcs-épics au revers ; la dénomination que nous adopterons désormais est celle "d'écu d'or aux porcs-épics". L'écu aux porcs-épics fut créé le 19 novembre 1507 au même poids, titre et cours que les écus d'or de Louis XII frappés depuis le début du règne ; il ne s'agissait que d'un changement stylistique. Le porc-épic était le symbole de Louis XII avec la devise : « Cominus et eminus » (« de près et de loin »), le porc-épic étant en effet à cette époque parée de vertus guerrières, capable de se défendre non seulement de près mais aussi de loin en lançant ses piques sur son adversaire. La devise fur ensuite transformée en "qui s'y frotte, s'y pique" à la fin du XVIème siècle et attribuée postérieurement à Louis XII.

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Date	Mintage
Undetermined
1507		(fr) Amiens (point 17ème)
1507		(fr) Angers (point 7ème)
1507	5 200	(fr) Châlons-sur-Marne / Châlons-en-Champagne (point 21ème)
1507		(fr) Crémieu (point 1er)
1507		(fr) La Rochelle (point 9ème)
1507	48 600	(fr) Limoges (point 10ème)
1507		(fr) Montélimar (point 3ème)
1507		(fr) Montpellier (point 4ème)
1507	5 200	(fr) Paris (point 18ème)
1507		(fr) Poitiers (point 8ème)
1507		(fr) Romans (point 2ème)
1507		(fr) Rouen (point 15ème)
1507		(fr) Saint-André de Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (point 20ème)
1507		(fr) Saint-Lô (point 19ème)
1507		(fr) Saint-Pourcain (point 11ème)
1507		(fr) Toulouse (point 5ème)
1507	5 200	(fr) Troyes (point 14ème)
1507 A		(fr) Aix en Provence
1507 ancre	36 000	Bayonne (Anchor at the end of the legends)
1507 B ou b		(fr) Bourges (point 22ème)
1507 coquillage		(fr) Dijon
1507 Fleuron		(fr) Grenoble
1507 nef		(fr) Bordeaux
1507 T		(fr) Tarascon
1507 tour		(fr) Tours (point 6ème)
1507 trèfle		(fr) Lyon (point 12ème)
1507 V		(fr) Villefranche de Rouergue

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Price
	CGB Internet Auction December 2021 Lot 359	Dec 7, 2021	1507 ancre – Bayonne (Anchor at the end of the legends)	VF	USD 824.41 (EUR 780.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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